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Author Topic: Charlie Brooker's take on the new Jabscreen, er, i mean iphone 4.  (Read 4,817 times)

nudone

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over at the Guardian, Charlie Brooker sums up how the world is no better for the release of the new iPhone 4...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/05/iphone-4-apple-new

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...just as Jabscreen owners everywhere were running out of apps to compare – and, by extension, anything to talk about – the nice droids at Apple Castle gifted them a whole new branch of conversation: the launch of the Jabscreen 4, which apparently is miles better than a regular Jabscreen, although no one can really explain why. Its most impressive feature is this: simply by existing, it suddenly makes your existing Olde Worlde vanilla Jabscreen seem rubbish. How can you enjoy sliding the little icons around on your Jabscreen 3 when you know that if you had a Jabscreen 4, those very same icons would be slightly sharper? The answer is you can't.

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Haha, this guy is great!

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Best of all for Jabscreen 3 owners, however, is the news that the Jabscreen 4 also has a minor flaw. According to some reports, it can appear to lose reception under exceptional circumstances, such as a nuclear winter, or someone holding it. Apple zealots were quick to point out that you can get around the problem entirely by placing the device on a velvet cushion and gazing at it and breathing through your nose and masturbating instead of making any calls.

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Thanks!  A great read.
I will have to check what  Mr. Brooker is up to more often.

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